Beefsteak

Ingredients

• 4 tablespoons pearl or granulated tapioca
• 2 quarts cold water
• 2 quarts hot water
• pepper
• coarse sea salt
• vegetables of choice

Directions

1. Cut the meat into small pieces with the bones.

2. Place in 2 quarts of cold water and heat slowly.

3. When it boils, add 2 quarts of hot water.

4. Stew the meat for five hours, keeping the pot-lid on.

5. Strain into a bowl and let cool to skim off the fat.

6. Season with pepper and salt, then boil again.

7. Add vegetables with their liquor and heat for ten minutes.

8. Soak tapioca in cold water for one hour, then cook in boiling water until clear.

9. Stir tapioca into the soup until dissolved.